Voluntary Recall of Back to Nature Cookies and Granola (plus FREE product coupon!)

We have an alert about a voluntary recall on Back to Nature Cookies and Granola. You can read the full release from the Food and Drug Administration here. Also, if you bought these items, you should contact Back to Nature’s Consumer Relations Center at 844-275-5845. They are open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm Eastern time. You may also elect to contact them via the Contact Us page on the Back to Nature Foods web site. The news release says that they are offering a replacement coupon to those affected.

These are the products included in the voluntary recall:

Back to Nature Products

UPC

Best By Date

Chocolate Delight Granola
11oz

19898-01201

12/25/16 – 7/27/17

Dark Chocolate Coconut Granola
11oz

19898-01225

5/9/17 – 8/14/17

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
9.5oz

19898-01100

5/8/17 – 5/12/17

Mini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
6 x 1.25oz

19898-01114 (Tray)
19898-01115 (Pouch)

5/1/17

Mini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
100 x 1.25oz

19898-01148 (Case)
19898-01115 (Pouch)

5/1/17

Mini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
9 x 2.5oz

19898-01144 (Caddy)
19898-01143 (Pouch)

5/1/17

From the FDA Announcement:

Naples, FL – Back to Nature Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling four (4) products because those products contain chocolate purchased from a third party supplier which was found to contain undeclared Milk that is not listed as an ingredient on the label.

Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

The affected Cookie and Granola products were distributed to retail stores nationwide. No other products or best by dates are affected.

Best by date codes can be found on the top of the bottom of the Granola packaging, the top of the Chocolate Chunk 9.5 oz carton, and on the back of the Mini Chocolate Chunk Tray or individual package.

Consumers who have purchased the Back to Nature Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Mini Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Chocolate Delight Granola, or Dark Chocolate Granola with the UPC numbers and dates noted, and have an allergy to milk, should destroy the product they have or are urged to return the product to the place of purchase for product replacement or refund.

Consumers with questions may call Back to Nature’s Consumer Relations Center at 844-275-5845. The center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Consumers also may contact the center via e-mail by visiting the Contact Us page at Back to Nature Foods for a replacement coupon.

No other Back to Nature brand products are included in this recall.

This voluntary recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The company has also reported the recall to FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) and is placing a notification on the FAACT website www.foodallergyawareness.orgdisclaimer icon.

Comments

Oh, I got like 8 boxes of these when they were free at Publix 2 weeks ago and all boxes are eaten already… Thanks GOD my kids do not have allergy but what if they did… Even afraid to think about it…these are my kids favorite cookies and now I will not buy it even for free because there is no more trust